Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me Chapter 171


    Startled, Arthur pointed to Elspeth and asked, “She’s your goddaughter?” Even Elspeth and Callum


    were equally shocked. Isn’t this the old man who was selling us the herbs earlier?And it turned out that


    he was the owner of the ck market. This was too far-fetched!Also, when did I be his


    goddaughter? Elspeth couldn’t help but wonder.However, Irving didn’t allow her to react as he red,


    his temperament rising high. “What? Is it weird that I have a goddaughter?”Arthur chuckled


    apologetically. “Of course not.”Influential and powerful, Irving also had many men working for him, so


    Arthur could only soften his attitude and speak to him peacefully instead of colliding head-on with


    him.In this situation, any normal person would stop before things got out of hand and leave while they


    still could.“So, tell me. What does my goddaughter owe you? It seems to me that you’re about to rob


    them, Mr. Winthrop. The ck market has always operated normally. Don’t you think that you’ve gone


    too far?”The entire ck market had to show Irving some respect, but who did Arthur think he was for


    him to have the nerve to act as he pleased on Irving’s turf?Knowing that he was at the losing end this


    time, Arthur gritted his teeth and apologized to Elspeth, “I’m sorry, Miss Lynwood. I was rude earlier,


    and I ask for your forgiveness.” Then, he was about to leave with his men, but Irving’s men stopped


    them.“Don’t be in a rush to go. Make things clear. If it’s my goddaughter who’s at fault, I’ll apologize to


    you on her behalf.”Obviously, Irving wasn’t ready to let Arthur off easy, and he turned to Elspeth with a


    smile. “Tell me what happened.”Seeing how Irving was ready to be her backbone, Elspeth immediately


    understood the situation—he wanted to help her vent her frustrations.“During the auction earlier, he


    was the one who gave up bidding. But now, he wanted to rob us. Perhaps he doesn’t have so much


    money, so he has no other choice but to rob my ginkgo,” she answered honestly without


    embellishments.Opposite her, Arthur was livid from the anger. When Irving came over earlier, a lot of


    people started gathering around, and after Elspeth’s statement, everyone now knew that he was here


    to rob them because he didn’t have the money.Irving snickered at his lie. “Mr. Winthrop, is Elspeth


    telling the truth?”Stumped for words, Arthur couldn’te up with any exnation now that things had


    come to this stage. Never did he imagine that Elspeth had such strong backing. Goddammit!However,


    all he could do now was exin in a soft tone to set up an innocent and gentle persona. “Well… I really


    need this ginkgo, so I wanted to discuss with Miss Lynwood to purchase hers because I don’t have that


    much money…”Despite knowing that his exnation was very crappy, he had to find himself an


    excuse, somehow.Then, his gaze fell on Callum and lit up expectantly. “Besides, he’s my brother. Why


    would I fight with him? I swear I only wanted to negotiate with Miss Lynwood, not rob her.”At the


    sudden mention of his name, Callum ignored his plea for help and retorted nonchntly, “You’ve


    already broken all ties with the Winthrop Family. Why are you still using this family name when you’re


    outside?”Arthur’s face went stiff. He didn’t expect that a person as aloof as Callum would shoot him


    down so directly. There were also some socialites around them, and they agreed with Callum after he


    said that. “That’s true. Last month, Arthur Winthrop announced on his own that he’s cutting off all ties


    with the Winthrop Family, making Mr. Theodore Winthrop so mad that he’s still feeling unwell in the


    hospital now.”All of a sudden, Arthur became the topic of criticism as the audience started pointing their


    fingers and looking down at him while Callum and Elspeth stood silently at the side and watched him


    getting scorned.Embarrassment washed over him, but he still held his head high despite the people


    around him jeering at him. He channeled all of his hate on Callum.Meanwhile, Elspeth didn’t want to


    push Arthur to a corner and smiled at Irving. “Forget it. We were friends in the past, after all. Let’s not


    make things too ugly.”Irving nodded in agreement. “You’re considerate and gentle. Okay, we’ll let Mr.


    Winthrop go, then.” Right after he said that, something popped up in his mind and he added, “Also, in


    the future, please avoid stepping into any ck market that I’m operating, Mr. Winthrop.”His words


    made Arthur, who was already feeling in the dumps, ball his fists tightly. Callum and Elspeth… Just you


    wait!After he left with his tail between his legs, the people around them dispersed because there was


    nothing else to watch. Irving turned to Elspeth with a smile. “It’s a good thing that I showed up on time.


    Otherwise, you’d be in trouble.”She returned his smile. “Thanks for your help, Mr. Cole.”The way she


    addressed him sent disgruntlement through his chest. “I already said you’re my goddaughter, and that


    makes you someone under my protection. From now onward, you’re my goddaughter for real.”Biting


    her lip, she felt caught in a dilemma. “How could I—”“Why not? Since you can’t be my daughter-inw,


    you can be my goddaughter. I’m really quite happy with you, youngdy. You’re talented and brilliant. IThis content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    should really introduce you to my useless son and make him learn from you!”Elspeth burst intoughter


    at his words. The boss of the ck market was just another regr father, and the way he nagged was


    a little simr to her father.At the thought of her father, she couldn’t help but let her gaze drift away, and


    she was more determined than ever to find her mother.As though reading her mind, Callum stroked her


    hair. “If that’s what Mr. Cole says, just ept his intention.”“Okay, Uncle Irving,” Elspeth said


    tentatively, which made Irving smile from ear to ear.“Good. Come to me if you need anything, and I’ll


    give them all to you for free. There’s everything here. As long as you want it, I’ll set it aside for you


    beforehand.”Without a doubt, being spoiled in such a generous manner moved Elspeth, and she said,


    “Thanks, Uncle Irving.”However, getting such an ace card identally was kind of a surprise.“If there’s


    a chance next time, I’ll introduce you to my son, but I gotta go now because of some other matters. See


    you.”After Irving left for his business, Elspeth and Callum left the ck market as well, and she could


    sense that something was amiss with Callum’s condition the second they went out because his steps


    were light, and there was an abnormal blush on his face.“What’s wrong, Callum?”Holding his arm, she


    used her right hand to feel his forehead, which was burning hot.“You’re having a fever,


    Callum!”Immediately after the words left her lips, Callum, who was swaying on his feet, passed out the


    next second.